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Intro: Spirit week, Guinness chocolate sourdough bread, making Turkish Delight was not fun and Lemon Angel Pie.14:24: New garden plans, a new chicken coop, new chicks, and another injured chicken.23:53: A definition of faith: longing for a better city, and when your kids do things of the Lord unbidden. Abiding City - YouTube Adorning the Dark30:43: New World Watch feature and the importance of kids learning Apologetics.35:54: Wes Huff in Diary of a CEO. Keller’s cultural moment is over.41:38: Living an apologetic lifestyle and consistency with kids.48:10: The fear of losing your sense of confidence in knowledge and truth.52:40: Molly’s habit of Jane Austen night: Mansfield Park, J.R.’s review of latest Brandon Sanderson series he’s reading, book adaptations, and the problem of building out old stories.1:01:33: Show Close Get full access to Too Busy to Flush at www.toobusytoflush.com/subscribe

ntro: Jesus-y sayings, studies in Revelation, Brian’s sermon series in Revelation.12:15: Recap from JR’s first arena mix in San Antonio with Terri Clark.20:00: Molly recaps her substitute teaching on Monday and all the first graders fall apart about death.22:30: Molly finishes Sense and Sensibility and loves how great Jane Austen writes.29:53: Olympics, paedo-president’s day rant.33:22: Hormonal birth control and its correlation to anxiety disorders.34:56: Johnny Gaudreau's kids and Olympic moments.38:00: Molly’s amusement with Sam "Moose" Morse and terrible ski racing culture.43:52: Olympian Caesar Salad rater.44:40: Molly’s etomologies of the week: tempura and semitic languages48:43: Lack of sleep and picking up kid woes.53:02: Show Close______________________________CanavoxPique Tea - Referral Link (it's super-delicious and healthy)Wealthfront Referral LinkMolly’s preferred Stone Heating PadIncogni (data removal and internet anonymizer) Get full access to Too Busy to Flush at www.toobusytoflush.com/subscribe

Intro: Ash Wednesday, Lent, and Mardi Gras.17:04: An update on AI since last week and Cheney’s commentary.21:05: AI crushes a medical diagnosis.26:47: The average person’s Door Dash budget and the short line between Door Dash and collapse of civilization.32:46: Humanity wants the bare minimum, and adapting to new circumstances.36:57: We went skiing and had forced disconnect time.41:10: Food inflation and a recipe to turn any red meat into deli-style lunch meat.48:20: FB Marketplace comedy52:50: A reflection on Sandra McCracken’s Grace Upon Grace.59:12: You are either moving towards or away from your spouse, pressure points in marriage like tidiness and forgetting to schedule reminders, and throwing this away without telling them.1:08:59: Show Close____________________________CanavoxPique Tea - Referral Link (it's super-delicious and healthy)Wealthfront Referral LinkMolly’s preferred Stone Heating PadIncogni (data removal and internet anonymizer) Get full access to Too Busy to Flush at www.toobusytoflush.com/subscribe

Intro: The basics and some comments on our very early history during COVID.3:30: Molly’s afternoon substituting for a sick teacher at the girls’ school, what a daughter was supposed to be doing last year, a student tries to run things, and boredom for an hour.12:30:Jesus to the elite, Isaiah 2 and Molly’s Epstein file dump reaction.17:20: J.R.’s reaction and The Hittite Warrior and the Christianizing influence on society. 22:50: God is sovereign over all things and separate realities and deepfakes.28:00: Cross-generational distrust of the government and the rise and fall of civilizations.31:37: Trusting God, living a quiet of life, planting gardens, and parents’ rights.35:23: Something Big Is Happening (AI), some theoretical musings.46:47: Molly interrupts. 49:49: AI is creating itself and the potential benefit to your ideas.53:13 Recalibrating how we train our kids, future eduction, nefarious directions.59:44: Titus’ language immersion program and some of Molly’s ideas for AI use, and is there a demonic influence on AI?1:05:30: Would it be better to have an AI that doesn’t learn what you want? Molly’s Poison Hemlock story.1:11:30: Some ideas we have for AI.1:12:50: J.R.’s has been playing with a paid version of AI (Claude) and here’s his experience so far.1:21:15: Show Close Get full access to Too Busy to Flush at www.toobusytoflush.com/subscribe

Intro: Tea, coffee, bone broth, and driver’s ed tests5:48: Conflict in marriage Canavox session development.10:20: The Forever Factor: qualities of a partner. Molly lobs new stuff for J.R. To react to…13:05: The importance of emotional resiliency in a relationship.17:34: The solar sales guy, financial pressures, and enjoying the joys.21:05: The most negative person in the house is the thermostat of the house.22:04: Willingness to repair and apologize.26:14: The importance of practical competence and life skills.28:18: Plastic drain clog cleaners, response under pressure and full circle.35:20: Sense of humor at aging and imperfection.36:51: Generosity without scorekeeping - modeled from the start.42:40: Intellectual curiosity and conversational depth.43:55: Comfort with silence.44:33: Separate identity and friendships.46:22: Kindness in small daily moments.50:42: Purposeful expression of gratitude.50:10: Show Close____________________________________CanavoxPique Tea - Referral Link (it's super-delicious and healthy)Wealthfront Referral LinkMolly’s preferred Stone Heating PadIncogni (data removal and internet anonymizer) Get full access to Too Busy to Flush at www.toobusytoflush.com/subscribe

Ep. 210Intro: Molly’s sourdough hustle, a desire for a blind cc text solution, shout out to me for repairing things when we got back from vacation.15:26: Sourdough is so great; great bacteria in the colon sent to the baby through breast milk.20:03: JR’s highlight from our vacation to the Dominican Republic.22:10: Screaming toddlers on planes, a tales of our woe from our NYC trip years ago.26:29: Molly’s highlight and seeing kids overcoming fear.31:43: The acronym AWFUL and Molly teases out some thoughts around protests, ICE, and how our culture got here.36:08: A mental disconnect between functioning in reality vs. online.40:12: The Lady Griffins and Aiming Students Higher - Public Discourse42:08: C.S. Lewis and the modern “Jurassic Park” mindset of “Nobody asked if we should.”44:13: Mandates to align with world as God designed.45:46: Show Close----------------------CanavoxPique Tea - Referral Link (it's super-delicious and healthy)Wealthfront Referral LinkMolly's preferred Milk FrotherMolly’s preferred Stone Heating PadIncogni (data removal and internet anonymizer) Get full access to Too Busy to Flush at www.toobusytoflush.com/subscribe

Intro: Christmas break, board gaming.14:06: Books J.R. read over Christmas19:10: Mission Impossible series over the break21:31: Molly’s 1st time LOTR reading29:07: Lili’s reading the entire Jane Austin series and Austin’s tongue-in-cheek humor34:37: Brief note about getting sick over the holidays.37:35: The Witch Trials of JK Rowling and questions of certainty40:47: Rachel Held Evans and her ideals are alive and well today.44:53: Molly took some socials off her phone, then put it back on and whoo boy.46:40: What is God like according to RHE legacy proponents.49:14: Nerd alert about natural gender language51:39: John Cooper on Allie Beth Stuckey55:40: A type of Christian certainty that leads people astray.59:12: Where do we insist on certainty and where do we have the grace in human experience?1:02:22: Abigail Dodds and Bread of Life and proofs of His worthiness, not ours.1:09:11: Isa. 55:8-9: Not having answers but not abandoning reason.1:16:50: Show closeToo Busy to Flush Telegram GroupCanavoxPique Tea - Referral Link (it's super-delicious and healthy)Wealthfront Referral LinkMolly's preferred Milk FrotherMolly’s preferred Stone Heating PadIncogni (data removal and internet anonymizer) Get full access to Too Busy to Flush at www.toobusytoflush.com/subscribe

Intro: Elk hunting, elk tallow hand lotion, raw dog food, processing wild game.16:32: Nashville trip for Behold The Lamb of God live. A new recipe for jerky we’re going to try.23:00: Bone Broth, Costco Next.28:05: Giving Molly props for making a fresh, homemade, pizza for Titus’ lunch.31:37: Our girl’s first orchestral concert.35:40: All the music brings a big cultural shift in the family.37:18: A discussion letting our girls use the bathroom at the same time as a transgender person in our world.43:15: Setting boundaries: trust vs. procedure.50:33: Molly rants about @neezapowers, a 10 year transgender detransitions and becomes a Christian and has half a million followers.54:32: On Tozer, The Knowledge of The Holy: How you REALLY think about God predicts how your spiritual life will be in the future. ""What comes into your mind when you think about God?" We might predict with certainty the spiritual future of that man."1:01:48: @breestrongerthancancer and God isn’t here for our physical comfort.1:09:44: Molly clarifies what JR says about God’s refining work in him.1:13:00: Take heed lest you stumble. 1:16:08: Show CloseToo Busy to Flush Telegram GroupCanavoxPique Tea - Referral Link (it's super-delicious and healthy)Wealthfront Referral LinkMolly's preferred Milk FrotherMolly’s preferred Stone Heating PadIncogni (data removal and internet anonymizer) Get full access to Too Busy to Flush at www.toobusytoflush.com/subscribe

Ep. 207: Intro: Show premise, violin practice, candles, local vintage markets.9:33: Tom Bombadil in The Culturist.16:54: As a mom: creating an environment of contented being.19:06: Contented being vs. laziness.21:06: The dangers of not having any drive or draw to anything. 23:26: A pattern of doing and being.26:25: Ecclesiastes 5! (Not Ephesians).29:57: Challenges to homeschooling, homemaking requires the making.34:32: For those that don’t enjoy the work and honoring the Sabbath.37:03: The power of delight in the good things God has given us.37:31: The power of doing music with other people.47:45: People and creative works: the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.47:50: It’s all fake and AI.48:36: Created to function in community.49:27: Stay at home moms are economically vulnerable.55:48: If you stop with the making entropy starts immediately58:35: Show CloseToo Busy to Flush Telegram GroupCanavoxPique Tea - Referral Link (it's super-delicious and healthy)Wealthfront Referral LinkMolly's preferred Milk FrotherMolly’s preferred Stone Heating PadIncogni (data removal and internet anonymizer) Get full access to Too Busy to Flush at www.toobusytoflush.com/subscribe

Intro: We harvested chickens, daylight savings.11:27: Titus takes a bull.14:13: Molly’s musing: The hunting culture and healthy rights of passage.18:06: JR’s response: Fatherhood, sons leveling up.21:55: Age ranges for parenting and windows of opportunity.24:40: Passing the mantle and raising kids up In competence.26:38: To what end do raise our kids? Becoming who God created us to be and the fullness of glorifying God. 31:45: The Courage of Sarah Noble and a house that has no love in it.37:03: Daughter passes out and terrifies mom.42:27: Arnica’s magic.48:10: Back to Sara Nobel and blunt kids who think you suck.51:11: Molly quit using Pinterest because it’s all AI, a Dumpling Smash Taco recipe and Japanese BBQ sauce.56:00: Crispy Rice. And rice and potatoes and how to prepare them for better glycemic index properties.57:35: Homeopathic stuff: PRID, cats purring and dads getting frisky.1:02:53: Molly’s stone heating pad. 1:05:55: Daughter smokes dad in activity competition.1:06:45: Upcoming episode teasers and Molly’s trip to a conference.1:10:00: Show CloseToo Busy to Flush Telegram GroupCanavoxPique Tea - Referral Link (it's super-delicious and healthy)Wealthfront Referral LinkMolly's Preferred Milk FrotherIncogni (data removal and internet anonymizer) Get full access to Too Busy to Flush at www.toobusytoflush.com/subscribe

Intro: Hunting season, memes about the Louvre robbery, Coldplay family fallout.6:45: DEI and being hired for something other than merit. 12:09: Molly’s belief on women in the military and law enforcement14:00: Origins of DEI, affirmative action, feminism and transgenderism.17:59: What makes inhaling house fire smoke so bad for you.19:20: The truth or false bias of new information on the internet.21:50: A video about how England really is.24:23: What it does to our souls when we base all our education on the internet.26:15: Fevers are healthy responses to infection and Tylenol drama.31:43: It’s really hard to know who to trust. 34:38: You can’t draw many straight lines between choices and consequences. The advice changes so much.37:18: New moms needing information they didn’t grow up with.40:12: Expanding the mindset of decision-making based on fear.42:59: Making decisions based our Christian world-view.44:35: God’s mandate to trust and no straight lines from good decisions to bad outcomes. You cannot control everything.47:40: Molly’s top advice to our newly pregnant friend.51:00: Freedom in Christ is not just freedom for liberties but to let go of the sensed need for control.52:47: Show CloseToo Busy to Flush Telegram GroupSend us a PostcardCanavoxPique Tea - Referral Link (it's super-delicious and healthy)Ledger Hardware Wallet - Referral Link (store your crypto securely!)Wealthfront Referral LinkMolly's Preferred Milk FrotherIncogni (data removal and internet anonymizer) Get full access to Too Busy to Flush at www.toobusytoflush.com/subscribe

Intro: Dog attacks chickens! Product referral code updates.8:23: JR tries Liquid Death Killer Cola. Sparkling water, and a brief kinda-ad break/explanation of referral codes in the show notes.15:43: Molly updates you on the new milk frother.18:15: A note about Skinwalkers (JR’s reading the book), and words from a Christian Native American.26:32: Our son’s big interest in remote viewing and conversations around the paranormal.30:20: The value and benefit to having these convos with your kids.34:24: Molly’s challenges homeschooling our Freshman son.37:25: AI gives out fake answers, and randomness.39:07: Telegram conversation catchups: Safe Spaces and Slander vs. Criticism.43:04: Molly’s comments on Preston Sprinkle and the “safe spaces” question, and what may be mentally healthy.50:35: Show CloseToo Busy to Flush Telegram GroupSend us a PostcardCanavoxPique Tea - Referral Link (it's super-delicious and healthy)Ledger Hardware Wallet - Referral Link (store your crypto securely!)Wealthfront Referral LinkMolly's Preferred Milk FrotherIncogni (data removal and internet anonymizer) Get full access to Too Busy to Flush at www.toobusytoflush.com/subscribe

Intro: Broccoli in colder climates, garden updates6:00: Post-religious right, post-Charlie Kirk right.10:10: Boldness and the generational attraction.14:17: Alisa Childers, Derek Webb and those that didn’t deconstruct.19:07: Okay, one traumatizing youth group game.21:28: Back to Childers and changing her ministry because of Charlie Kirk.23:50: Picking up off last week’s end on 1 Timothy.28:56: A true religion, Dave Rueben, and desires to be more into religion.30:01: Is there a place for LGBT to worship in a church after they come to church before they’re convicted but after choosing to follow the Lord?34:59: A real danger in optics and protecting kids for the good, true and beautiful.38:27: A question that needs to be answered. Do you encourage a divorce or legal separation?39:13: Biological bewilderment. And an example from recent African history.43:00: Why the solution of multiple wives would not apply to today’s culture.45:09: Going for walks and stockpiling quality time. John Gottman’s observations of couples (4 Horseman) and the primary indicator for whether a marriage will last.50:00: Don’t just “date your wife.”58:01: Show CloseToo Busy to Flush Telegram GroupSend us a PostcardCanavoxPique Tea - Referral Link (it's super-delicious and healthy)Ledger Hardware Wallet - Referral Link (store your crypto securely!)Wealthfront Referral LinkMolly's Preferred Milk FrotherIncogni (data removal and internet anonymizer) Get full access to Too Busy to Flush at www.toobusytoflush.com/subscribe

4:00: Life Update: enrolling our girls in the youth orchestra. Putting in the work for the future reward.12:10: JR’s life update: going out on tour.18:40: Background: What do you say to LGBT folks who know what the church stands for but feel drawn to the church anyway?21:39: The Telegram chat discussion: grace and truth, what do you lead with?23:34: JR’s answer.26:30: Molly’s answer.29:40: There is a different call for those that claim the name of Christ and those that don’t.31:52: We are all under the conviction of sin.33:23: It is a much bigger sacrifice and “dying to self” to exit a relationship.35:06: Living with sexual integrity.37:55: A time to move into an attitude of holy spirit conviction.38:52: Leaning into personal stories of Butterfield, Hill Perry and others.43:20: Church membership vows and appropriate boundaries in church.45:15: 2 Tim. 1:7 - be fearless and speak truth with love and power. The book’s huge relevance in our cultural moment.48:45: Show Close.Too Busy to Flush Telegram GroupSend us a PostcardCanavoxPique Tea - Referral Link (it's super-delicious and healthy)Ledger Hardware Wallet - Referral Link (store your crypto securely!)Wealthfront Referral LinkMolly's Preferred Milk FrotherIncogni (data removal and internet anonymizer) Get full access to Too Busy to Flush at www.toobusytoflush.com/subscribe

Intro: schedules, taglines, girls back at school4:14: Transhumanism and a 6 minute John Stonestreet Breakpoint episode.7:40: Molly’s top 3 thoughts of the summer: thought number 1: our oldest two kids are really enjoyable.11:19: Thought number 2: lower your expectations of people. The Future of Christian Marriage.22:53: Thought number 3: don’t wait until your 30s to do something interesting. The Definding Decade. Bed and Board.34:03: Representing “home” forever to a children and husband. The act of sex is something a man does to a woman and being a good guest in her home.36:30: JR’s three things36:51: Thought number 1: how much he’s been enjoying work.41:52: Thought number 2: he’s been enjoying the property.47:32: Thought number 3: the “grayness” of scripture.50:13: Molly responds54:50: Shades of gray and the new Tophouse podcast.59:40: JR’s all-in on barefoot shoes1:00:30: Molly’s all-in on Apple Butter1:01:41: Titus harvested his first elkShow Close: JR’s special anniversary present!Too Busy to Flush Telegram GroupSend us a PostcardCanavoxPique Tea - Referral Link (it's super-delicious and healthy)Ledger Hardware Wallet - Referral Link (store your crypto securely!)Wealthfront Referral LinkMolly's Preferred Milk FrotherIncogni (data removal and internet anonymizer) Get full access to Too Busy to Flush at www.toobusytoflush.com/subscribe

Intro: Trips, Grand Canyon, Kids’ reports, anticipation dopamine and a guy named John Wesley.12:18: Going back to the “what to do about judo” question and a tournament recap.15:35: The one who freaks out actually competed!19:31: The other kids’ results.22:35: Dad is not at competitions: an emotional handicap or a blessing?26:57: Mom’s can’t instill the confidence like a dad can.32:57: 1st - 3rd grade Hangman.36:08: We finished the Harry Potter movies and visiting an imaginary world.41:15: The great worldview of Harry Potter.45:05: Tolkien’s issue with Disney, and violence against the story.49:56: Latin and Rowling’s education in the classics.53:57: Tolkien talking about Disney.54:38: Why we’re doing a Disney cruise specifically.1:01:28: Show CloseToo Busy to Flush Telegram GroupSend us a PostcardCanavoxPique Tea - Referral Link (it's super-delicious and healthy)Ledger Hardware Wallet - Referral Link (store your crypto securely!)Wealthfront Referral LinkMolly's Preferred Milk FrotherIncogni (data removal and internet anonymizer) Get full access to Too Busy to Flush at www.toobusytoflush.com/subscribe

ntro: Dude Perfect, kids finding new music, behind the scenes on music licensing and coffee consumption.10:07: Speaking of aging, Bryan Johnson isn’t sharing the negative side effects of being the most measured man on Earth.12:40: Waxing philosophical about times changing and the benefits of having grandparents around.18:07: Home is where the wife is and growing up moving a lot.20:48: Kids and change and judo struggles- some background.23:38: The current struggle with judo.28:13: Musing aloud about, life changes and uncertainties, family purpose, goals and benefits of current sporting activities.33:50: Is this burnout or is this not serving our family well?36:52: Is there room for a seasonal break?40:07: Sustainability and being trapped by optimizing opportunities.42:31: What are we trying to achieve as a family?45:21: The guardrails of God’s promises: God’s will.1:01:39: Banking culture and another element of Molly’s history that’s playing into her thinking.1:03:17: Molly wants to know your thoughts.1:04:55: Molly’s brief recap of Nicole Shanahan’s interview with Allie Beth Stuckey.1:08:37: Show CloseToo Busy to Flush Telegram GroupSend us a PostcardCanavoxPique Tea - Referral Link (it's super-delicious and healthy)Ledger Hardware Wallet - Referral Link (store your crypto securely!)Wealthfront Referral LinkMolly's Preferred Milk FrotherIncogni (data removal and internet anonymizer) Get full access to Too Busy to Flush at www.toobusytoflush.com/subscribe

Intro: Month days on your knuckles, black chicken, and pterodactyls had feathers.8:05: Mercury retrograde, systems we don’t understand at work around us, and eating seasonally.13:08: The Bethlehem star and astrology.15:38: Molly started listening to the Allie Stuckey, Nicole Shanahan interview.19:19: Affliction and being drawn to God and when you love Jesus but it’s not overflowing.23:08: New convert the enthusiasm, cycles of life, and real world relationship with Christ.26:12: Molly’s reflections on some old blog posts.28:28: Titus wrecks a garage door, stepping up and growing responsibility in a fallen world.35:35: A pork recipe for ya’ll.37:47: Family changes, kids tithing, summer plans.42:02: More affordable eating ideas.46:40: Show CloseToo Busy to Flush Telegram GroupSend us a PostcardCanavoxPique Tea - Referral Link (it's super-delicious and healthy)Ledger Hardware Wallet - Referral Link (store your crypto securely!)Wealthfront Referral LinkMolly's Preferred Milk FrotherIncogni (data removal and internet anonymizer) Get full access to Too Busy to Flush at www.toobusytoflush.com/subscribe

Intro: More chickens, God’s ordained order for the world, scouting and prepping chicken deliveries.14:09: Still talking about chickens lol: chick deaths, early learning experiences, chick show and tell.25:21: Brief housekeeping on our upcoming show schedule.26:50: BLVDS shows this weekend, the family attends, Molly’s reflections, JRs thoughts. Growing up dancing, thoughts about jobs that your kids enjoy.40:15: A takedown of Brian Johnson49:45: A brief foray into Tesla promotions and political shenanigans.54:40: A re-awakening of religiosity, love in the 21st century, a couple of podcast episodes Molly is looking forward to.1:02:37: Pulling the milk frother recommendation.1:03:06: Coffee, mold and beer.1:10:11: Show CloseBelieve, Ross DouthatThe Suprising Rebirth of Belief in God, Justin BrieleyThe Case Against the Sexual Revolution, Louise PerryToo Busy to Flush Telegram GroupSend us a PostcardCanavoxPique Tea - Referral Link (it's super-delicious and healthy)Ledger Hardware Wallet - Referral Link (store your crypto securely!)Wealthfront Referral LinkMolly's Preferred Milk FrotherIncogni (data removal and internet anonymizer) Get full access to Too Busy to Flush at www.toobusytoflush.com/subscribe

Intro: Skiing, digging holes, judo and kids aren’t like chickens.15:00: 90s youth group culture, deconstructing19:55: God is still so much on the move - people whom God has called are encouraging.22:18: God moving through family generations, Molly’s parents are new, my parents are the result of generations.25:40: Molly’s Princeton Seminary adventure and family heritage.27:18: The Roberts Family Pew (Molly) at Bryn Mawr Presbyterian in Philidelphia.32:58: Molly’s welsh heritage.34:50: The founder of Wikipedia is now a Christian…so is Nicole Shanahan?!42:24: Warmed cocoons, grounded obelisks, and celebrity conversions.48:09: Elon Musk should not be fathering this many children.50:27: We don’t need more citizens, we need more healthy citizens, having kids for the sake of having kids.52:27: Show CloseToo Busy to Flush Telegram GroupSend us a PostcardCanavoxPique Tea - Referral Link (it's super-delicious and healthy)Ledger Hardware Wallet - Referral Link (store your crypto securely!)Wealthfront Referral LinkMolly's Preferred Milk FrotherIncogni (data removal and internet anonymizer) Get full access to Too Busy to Flush at www.toobusytoflush.com/subscribe